Public holidays in the Soviet Union
There were eight major Public holidays in the Soviet Union. There were over 30 holidays total.[1]
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Major holidays
Date | English Name | Russian Name | Remarks |
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January 1 | New Year's Day | Новый год | Arguably the largest celebration of the year. Most of the traditions that were originally associated with Christmas in Russia (Father Frost, a decorated fir-tree) were moved to New Year's Eve after the Revolution and are associated with New Year's Eve to this day. |
March 8 | International Women's Day | Международный женский день, (Восьмое марта Vosmoe marta) | An official holiday marking women's liberation movement, popularly celebrated as a cross between American Mother's Day and St. Valentine's Day. |
May 1 and 2 | International Labor Day (May Day) | Первое Мая - День международной солидарности трудящихся ("International Day of Worker's Solidarity") | Now called Праздник весны и труда ("Celebration of Spring and Labor") in Russia. |
May 9 | Victory Day | День Победы | End of Great Patriotic War, marked by capitulation of Nazi Germany in 1945. |
October 7 | USSR Constitution Day | День Конституции СССР | 1977 Constitution of the USSR accepted - from 1936 to 1977 celebrated on December 5, after the 1936 Soviet Constitution. |
November 7 and 8 | October Revolution Day | Годовщина Великой Октябрьской социалистической революции or Седьмое ноября | Celebration of October Revolution 1917. It has now been replaced with День примирения и согласия ("Day of Reconciliation and Agreement") in Russia, celebrated on a Nov. 7 (at least officially) before amendments in Labour Codex (adopted in December 2004), new holiday, which celebrates at November 4 is the People Unity Day ("День народного единства)" in Russia. |
History of Soviet holidays
1921 (1/1,22/1,12/3,18/3,1/5,7/11)
1928 (1/1,22/1,12/3,18/3,1/5,2/5,7/11,8/11)
1929 (22/1,1/5,2/5,7/11,8/11)
1936 (22/1,1/5,2/5,7/11,8/11,5/12)
1945 (22/1,1/5,2/5,9/5,3/9,7/11,8/11,5/12)
1947 (1/1,22/1,1/5,2/5,7/11,8/11,5/12)
1953 (1/1,1/5,2/5,7/11,8/11,5/12)
1966 (1/1,8/3,1/5,2/5,9/5,7/11,8/11,5/12)
1977 (1/1,8/3,1/5,2/5,9/5,7/10,7/11,8/11)
See also
References
- Nash, Edmund (1955). "Hours of Work, Holidays, and Vacations in the Soviet Union". Monthly Labor Review. 78 (10): 1144–1146. ISSN 0098-1818.
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